Here are some graphs using data posted by South Dakota Vital Records and Department of Health (https://doh.sd.gov/statistics/). As shown below, since July of 2020 both the absolute number of deaths and the deaths per 100,000 are quite a bit higher than any year since 2010. The third slide shows the number of deaths by cause and year (deaths in 2020 are only through October). I will update them as more data are posted by Vital Records and DOH.
Today’s Update:
Brookings County
- 15 new cases (total = 2,784 confirmed + probable) (7-day average of new cases per day = 18)
- 241 active cases
- 7-d average test positivity among people tested = 26% (11% for 7-d average based on the number of tests done; WHO recommends this to be less than 5%)
- no new hospitalizations (total = 95 people ever hospitalized)
- no deaths (total = 24 deaths)
- Brookings Hospital as of 6pm last night (could include non-residents of Brookings County): 7 COVID beds occupied, 0 COVID ICU beds occupied
- 9 people vaccinated
South Dakota
- 594 new cases (total = 93,197) (7-d average for number of new cases/day = 639)
- 8,756 active cases
- 7-day average test positivity among people tested = 42% (14% for 7-d average based on the total tests done). The WHO recommends this to be less than 5%.
- 52 new hospitalizations (total = 5,317 people ever hospitalized) (7-d average for new admissions/day = 42)
- 406 people currently hospitalized in South Dakota (77 in the ICU). This number does not include South Dakotans who are transferred to hospitals outside of South Dakota.
- 1 new death reported (total = 1,301) (7-d average for deaths/day = 18)
- 1,106 people vaccinated
The CDC has some great recommendations on things to consider during the holiday season: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/winter.html
Be safe.
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